diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/89-delay.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/89-delay.js
index caf0bd892..8f9964115 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/89-delay.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/89-delay.js
@@ -253,11 +253,15 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             if (node.allowrate && m.hasOwnProperty("rate") && !isNaN(parseFloat(m.rate))) {
                                 node.rate = m.rate;
                             }
-                            if (!msg.hasOwnProperty("reset")) {
-                                send(m);
-                                node.reportDepth();
-                                node.intervalID = setInterval(sendMsgFromBuffer, node.rate);
+                            if (msg.hasOwnProperty("reset")) {
+                                if (msg.hasOwnProperty("flush")) {
+                                    node.buffer.push({msg: m, send: send, done: done});
+                                }
                             }
+                            else { send(m); }
+
+                            node.reportDepth();
+                            node.intervalID = setInterval(sendMsgFromBuffer, node.rate);
                             done();
                         }
                     }